Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court has refused to quash abetment charges against a landowner in a case of a farmer’s suicide in Gir Somnath district in 2014. According to the case details, a landless farmer, Ashwin Jagani, committed suicide by jumping into a well in Aug 2010. He left a suicide note, which stated that…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat will play a major role in making India a developed nation by 2047, chief minister Bhupendra Patel said while inaugurating the GCCI annual trade expo GATE-2026 at the Helipad Exhibition Centre in Gandhinagar on Thursday. Addressing industry leaders and exhibitors, Patel said Gujarat’s strong industrial base, policy support and entrepreneurial culture would drive…
Ahmedabad: Gold demand during Akha Trij is expected to remain subdued this year, with jewellers anticipating significantly lower sales compared to 2025, as high prices and cautious consumer sentiment weigh on purchases. According to trade estimates by India Bullion and Jewellers Association (IBJA), gold sales in Ahmedabad touched around 50kg during the festival last year….
Ahmedabad: After broiling in the summer heat this week, Amdavadis may finally find slight relief from Sunday as the maximum temperature is likely to dip a bit due to the impact of Western Disturbance. However, the temperature is still likely remain around 40°C, indicated the forecast by India meteorological department (IMD) on Thursday.The city has…
Ahmedabad: LD College of Engineering, one of the top govt engineering institutes in Gujarat, is looking at a sweeping infrastructure transformation worth approximately Rs 288 crore. The plan includes three hostels, aimed at expanding hostel capacity to 2,500 students. However, officials say the full build-out could take up to three years. The expansion is also…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat police have been searching for Chhota Rajan for years. Rajan, for his part, has been in an Indian prison since 2015, convicted of murder not once but twice, and is currently serving life sentences. Then, there is the country’s most wanted fugitive, underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, who appears under three different names across…
Ahmedabad: A total of 71 students joined the blended PGP course in business analytics and AI (BPGP-BA&AI) at IIM Ahmedabad (IIM-A) as the course commenced on Thursday. The batch has an average work experience of seven years and has 77% male participants, indicated IIM-A officials. The students come from BFSI, IT, consulting, retail and e-commerce,…
Gandhinagar: The state govt has reportedly given the green signal to Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (Auda) to denotify about 36 square kilometres of land under the agriculture zone, facilitating its conversion into residential and commercial use in fast-developing areas along the periphery of Ahmedabad city. Sources said that the move is likely to be implemented…
Brass working of Desia Kondh | OdishaThe community members specialise in creating artefacts and jewellery distinct due to its look from brass, also identified as Dokra. They use scrap brass work and use the lost-wax technique. It starts with artisans crafting a wax model, which is coated with layers of fine clay. It is dried…
Ahmedabad: A 76-year-old woman living alone in Nava Vadaj was allegedly cheated of Rs 5.3 lakh by fraudsters who posed as police officers and showed her documents pertaining to court proceedings on WhatsApp video calls. On March 15, she received a video call from an unknown number in which a man in a police uniform…
